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Reply to "I need advice on how to ward off crazy tomato-stealing squirrels!"
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[quote=ZachF][quote=Anonymous]As soon as you see the slightest bit of pink on them, pull the tomatoes and put them in your house to ripen. At that point, they are no longer producing sugars and can ripen on your counter or windowsill. After years of having the little critters steal our tomatoes we have had a bumper crop this year with this strategy. 6 tomato plants and we've harvested almost 2 dozen tomatoes in the last four days, all green with the faintest bit of color and then they ripen within 36hours on the countertop. Caprese salad for days. Mmmm....[/quote] That^^^^^ is the ONLY solution. It's a fools errand to think you can outsmart a squirrel. They will ALWAYS get to their food, but they won't eat a tomato until it at least starts to ripen. If you let them ripen on the vine, as you've learned, you are just feeding the wildlife.[/quote]
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